SMC receives Applied Materials Supplier Excellence Award for the second year in a row

Evidence notes
- SMC announced that it received Applied Materials' Supplier Excellence Award for the second consecutive year.
- The award is relevant because Applied Materials is a major semiconductor-equipment manufacturer that depends on high-performance motion and fluid-control components used in advanced automation systems.
- The recognition signals continued strength in SMC's precision component supply position across automation-intensive end markets.
Company context
SMC Corporation supplies pneumatics, electric actuators, valves, sensors, vacuum systems, grippers and related automation hardware used in robot cells and factory automation.